Here at Make, we like projects that re-imagine old tech into new forms and constructions. Although the "Portable Cellular Phone Booth" project by Nick Rodriguez may seem completely insane to most people, it's a pretty interesting take on the one problem that keeps coming up when you use your cell phone in public spaces.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.27 at 11:22
Erica Sadun put together a great tool for iPhone users who'd like to keep tabs on their iPhone's location. Instead of GPS tracking, a small binary called 'findme' is used to geolocate the device based on nearby cell towers.
Via Hackszine | Posted on 2008.04.26 at 23:16
Interesting piece on AfriGadget about mobile phone hacking in rural Africa:
One of the more interesting innovations is the development of a dual SIM card hack so that users can access multiple carriers.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.24 at 17:22
Numbers Station Bingo a game using the mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts via Waxy. .
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.15 at 16:02
This MCU based flood monitoring system will send you an SMS when water levels get too high. The only thing we wonder about is what happens when water levels rise too fast and smother the electronics in this setup before the phone can alert you.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.09 at 08:31
Thomas Edwards, former overlord and co-founder of Dorkbot DC, has moved to LA and is now involved with Dorkbot SoCal. At a recent SoCal gathering, he reached out (over IP) to touch DC-area Dork Mark Adams, using his Phy2Phy system.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.08 at 20:04
Mr. Tan of Songyuan city, China has built a 3ft high working cell phone that weighs 481 pounds and is an exact replica of his existing phone, but about 620 times bigger.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.03 at 08:47
Very cool presentation coming up on April 9th by Jan Chipchase - How long have you been using your current cell phone? And what happened to your previous one? If you live in a country like India, China or Ghana the answer is likely to involve the vibrant used phone market and, somewhere along the line the informal repair cultures - guys on the street who appear able to fix pretty much anything using little more than a flat surface a screwdriver and somehow, just the right knowledge.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.04.02 at 07:30
Jonathan Zdziarski, the author of O'Reilly's iPhone Open Application Development, spoke about writing applications for the iPhone--both on jailbroken phones and via the official Apple SDK--at the Cambridge, MA Apple Store! Wade Roush reports on the event:
But the really amazing thing about the event was that Apple even let the keynote speaker, Jonathan Zdziarski, in the front door.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.26 at 12:58
Hot off the press - Skype beta 2. 0 has video built in, blog presence and a hardware deal - "Skype released the beta version of Skype 2. 0, the newest version of its software that allows anyone with an Internet connection to make free Internet calls.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 12:12